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Uganda's army chief orders shutdown of major independent media outlets

Uganda's army chief orders shutdown of major independent media outlets

Africanews

Uganda's military chief has ordered the closure of prominent media houses, drawing condemnation and raising concerns about press freedom.

9 sources across English · blind spot: little coverage from the left

Left 11% · Center 67% · Right 22%

How outlets framed it

English: English-language sources uniformly report that Uganda's military chief ordered the shutdown of major news outlets, framing it as a threat to press freedom and an act of being 'under siege'.

Key divergence: The primary divergence is not in the reporting of the event itself, but in the framing of its implications, with some sources like the Daily Monitor and RSF explicitly condemning the action and calling for reopening, while others focus on the military chief's order and the media's description of being 'under siege'.

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